Senegalese

Senegal woke up to a ruling on a historic decision. In the streets of Dakar, many welcomed the move by the nation's top election authority to void the government's postponement of a presidential election scheduled this month and its…

Senegalese Supreme Court has rejected opposition leader Ousmane Sonko's appeal against a libel conviction, potentially ending his hopes of competing in next month's presidential election. The 49-year-old has been battling a series of court…

Jailed Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has submitted his candidacy to contest a February presidential election with the constitutional council despite the state's refusal to provide him the necessary documents. Sonko's back-up…

Exiled Senegalese opposition figure Karim Wade, an ex-minister and the son of former head of state Abdoulaye Wade, Saturday said he had filed papers to contest presidential elections in February. Wade's Democratic Party had designated…

Senegal's supreme court has confirmed a prison sentence handed down to the mayor of Dakar, convicted of killing a man during a wave of political violence in 2011. However, Barthelemy Dias, a fierce opponent of President Macky Sall, will…

Imprisoned Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, whose bid for the 2024 presidential election is in doubt, has ended the hunger strike he has been on since mid-October, announced two of his party officials who visited him in prison.…

The party of Senegal’s jailed opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, says it was sponsoring its number two politician, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, as candidate for the 25th February presidential election. The announcement came just days after the…

Amidst growing pressure from climate change, Senegal's nomadic pastoralists are finding ways to adapt. Although pastoralism has sustained populations around the world for millennia, climate change is contributing to a deterioration of…

Senegal's President Macky Sall has ordered emergency measures to be taken to stem the growing flow of migrants taking to canoes to reach Europe, his office said. Mr Sall asked the government "to take emergency security, economic,…

Senegalese President Macky Sall officially nominated his Prime Minister, Amadou Ba, as the candidate representing his party in the upcoming February 2024 presidential election. This significant announcement was jointly made by the…